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Remington SUSPECT

Just picked up this Remington Knife, a beautiful knife with beautiful bone handles. The guy I bought it from thought it may have been re-worked. The stamping looks strong and good, the knife looks like in very good shape. What do you think about this knife? I label it Suspect - do you think I should?

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Permalink Reply by peter force on July 29, 2013 at 3:47

THANX ROBERT!!!

Robert Burris said:

First, I want to thank Peter for his advise to us, that might be naive in our knife evaluation and buying. I bought a French counterfeit years ago, I wish I still had it to show ya'll. Secondly, I want to say there's a big difference between an honest guy restoring an old knife and a crook making a fake. Lastly, Ken I don't know the intentions of the person that redid your knife but if it's not done in the spirit of "trying to make it close to original" I'd back off. There's other knives to buy.

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Permalink Reply by peter force on July 29, 2013 at 3:48

KEN!!! thank you so much...here to help!

Ken Spielvogel said:

Great to have someone like Peter give his advice. I really value it. Glad to have him as a friend. And I appreciate all the comments from everyone. I am paranoid about Fakes. I have one Russell Barlow that has been ID'd as a fake German counterfeit - nice knife, but a fake - other than that this Remington is the only Suspect I own. I hesitated to buy it, but the Bone was so beautiful I couldn't resist taking a chance. Now, with many opinions about this knife - could we take a poll?

1. Is this knife a "re-worked" vintage Remington=worthy to be called a Remington and to keep and enjoy?

OR

2. Is it a fake, a counterfeit - NOT worthy to be called a Remington at all?

Thanks for the comments.

Ken "The Talking Knives"

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Permalink Reply by peter force on July 29, 2013 at 3:58

hey chuck thats exactly what i said do with them.. i keep fakes,reworks,mark em as so..and tech with them...hands on is best like anything else...but a lot of the tips i gave you can see from pics. also i have bought a few fakes from felaz that were burned.this gives em a little of their $$ back and gives me another teaching piece...i only need so many though and now im looking for at least one really well done fake.

Chuck Parham said:

I too think it's been buffed, reworked, and the shiled is not the original. HOWEVER, It's a nice piece and if you're not a fanatic about all original on everything, this would be a nice addition to a collection. An educational piece to teach beginners what to look for in reworked knives would also be a calling for this item.

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Permalink Reply by Gus Marsh on August 31, 2013 at 12:46

I agree that the single blade has been changed, I know some collects don't like that and others don't mind. At least the seller was honest in saying that the knife was re-worked. How is the walk and talk with all the blades, that is usually a big give-a-way, I have seen knives with one blade nice and tight, perfect walk and talk and the second blade loose and sloppy.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on August 31, 2013 at 12:54

Gus, good snap on all 3 blades, no half stop. A good looking knife with real nice bone - but again - re-worked.

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Permalink Reply by Gus Marsh on May 21, 2014 at 12:18

That Remington looks like a Ken Lukes special, he was a master at reworking knives from all sides. He has since died, but I still see some of his knives out there. He was big on fake Cattaraugus and Western knives, it is one reason why I left the old knife collecting business and got into custom folders. Now all I collect is Remington Bullet Reproductions.

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Permalink Reply by peter force on May 21, 2014 at 12:49

hey nothing wrong with a repro ..espe3cially the REMMY BULLETS!!.{great knives}. but you know what you are buying,..

old saying i was taught while back.. i was taught to "READ THE KNIFE".. so many simple ways to tell if a knife has been messed with ..i could make a top 10 list of things to look at... that could easily stop so any bad buys!..

GUS- i also to am considering now going all custom.

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Permalink Reply by Gus Marsh on October 12, 2014 at 11:06

It really depends on what you paid for this knife, I have seen reworked Remington Bullet knives go for $2,000 dollars and others go for $500.00, just depends on who reworked it and who was selling it. As I always say, buyer beware, there is a fire line between restoring a knife and counterfeit.